Astronaut
“Shoot for the stars”
A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space.
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Cast
19 people
Richard Dreyfuss
Angus
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Shelagh McLeod
Director
Known for
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Lyriq Bent
Jim
Known for
Saw IV
Rookie Blue
Colm Feore
Marcus
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Krista Bridges
Molly
Known for
Heroes Reborn
Narc
Art Hindle
Joe
Known for
The Void
The Brood
Richie Lawrence
Barney
Known for
Heroes Reborn
The Girl on the Train
Graham Greene
Len
Known for
The Green Mile
Dances with Wolves
Joan Gregson
Frannie
Known for
Storm of the Century
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Colin Mochrie
Interviewer
Known for
The Tuxedo
Fir Crazy
Jennifer Phipps
Alice
Also in
And the Same to You
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Brendan Flynn
Young Carer (uncredited)
Also in
Son of Sara: Volume 1
We Had a Time
Shelagh McLeod Director · Virginia Kilbertus Composer Scott McClellan Cinematographer
United States release July 26, 2019 · Produced in Canada · Production Buck Productions, Eggplant Picture & Sound
Production
Aqute Media
Production
Buck Productions
Production
Eggplant Picture & Sound
Production
Eggplant Pictures
Production
VMI Worldwide
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 22, 2019
Premiere · Edinburgh Internation Film Festival
United States · July 26, 2019
Limited theatrical
Argentina
February 25, 2021 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 1, 2021 · Digital
Canada
July 10, 2019 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
Germany
October 15, 2020 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 27, 2020 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 27, 2020 · Digital
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